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North Korea Slams South Korea-US Drills, Warns Of Consequences

March 5, 2024 admin

North Korea called South Korean and U.S. militaries drills “frantic and reckless”. Seoul: North Korea’s defence ministry called on South Korea and the United States to stop military drills, saying they are rehearsals of war and warning of consequences, KCNA reported on Tuesday. South Korean and U.S. militaries kicked off their annual spring exercises on…

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South Korea Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest After Bungee Jumping, Dies On Spot

March 2, 2024 admin

The woman, whose name hasnt been disclosed, was in her 60s. (Representative pic) A woman in South Korea suffered a cardiac arrest and died on the spot after falling from a bungee jumping platform. According to The Independent, the incident took place on February 26. The woman, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was in her…

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South Korean President urges unification efforts after Pyongyang threats

March 2, 2024 admin

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has consistently taken a firm stance against nuclear-armed North Korea. | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on March 1 for the international community to back “unification efforts” after Pyongyang earlier this year declared Seoul its “principal enemy”. Ties between the two Koreas have been…

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U.S., Korea raise concerns on India’s decision to impose import restrictions on laptops, computers

October 17, 2023 admin

On August 3, India imposed import restrictions on a host of IT hardware products such as laptops, personal computers (including tablet computers), micro computers, large or mainframe computers, and certain data processing machines with a view to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports from countries like China. | Photo Credit: Elise Amendola The U.S., China,…

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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North’s leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin

October 12, 2023 admin

U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is escorted as it arrives in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on October 12 in a demonstration of strength against North Korea, as the North’s leader reaffirmed his push to bolster ties with…

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North Korea fires cruise missiles into the sea after U.S.-South Korean military drills end

September 2, 2023 admin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observes what it says the test-firing of strategic cruisemissiles. | file photo | Photo Credit: AP North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, extending its weapons testing activities in response to the United States-South Korea summer military drills. South Korea’s military detected the launches…

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After Air New Zealand, Another Airline To Weigh Passengers Before Boarding Plane

August 29, 2023 admin

Both passengers and luggage will be weighed anonymously After Air New Zealand, passengers flying on Korean Air –South Korea’s largest airline– will be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight, the Independent reported. Korean Air confirmed on its website that it would be ”measuring the average weight of passengers along with their carry-on items for flight safety”….

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